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AN: Just letting you know I re-edited the whole story and hopefully wiped out all errors that were still lurking around somewhere. Enjoy!

Bella POV

„Bella!" I heard my mom yell from downstairs. Sighing I grabbed my bag and made my way to where she was standing at the end of the stairs. Being the clumsy me I nearly fell over the last step and just barely managed to catch myself and to not fall flat on my face.

„Come on, we got to hurry, otherwise you will miss the plane!" my mom said urgently, whilst searching for her car keys.

I still couldn't believe I agreed to the idea of moving back to rainy old Forks and live with my dad, just so that my mom could travel the world with her new husband Phil. It was not that I didn't like the guy or didn't wish for them to be happy together, but I found it a bit unfair that I was the one to suffer for their happiness. I was the one who had to leave my few friends and the sun behind and yet I still did it, because I just couldn't bear to see the disappointed look on my mom's face whenever we talked about the possibilities that she had to still be with Phil when he travelled and she had to stay behind for me.

I know it probably wasn't the wisest choice to give in that easily, but my mom could be pretty persuasive if she wanted to be. So that's how I found myself sitting in the back of my mom's car and listening to her and Phil talk nonstop about where they would go first to enjoy their marriage. After only five minutes which seemed to last a lot longer I put in my earphones and turned up the volume of my music. I recently started listening to classic rock songs such as `White Wedding´ by Billy Idol. They would just distract my mind from everything else and that was basically what I attempted to do when listening to music.

At the airport I was met with a huge surprise. I just left my mom and Phil at the entrance, convincing them, that it wasn't necessary for them to bring me the whole way to the check-in, when I heard someone calling my name. I spun around, scanning the mass of people who were here as early as I was. It didn't took me long to spot the tall and lanky figure of my best friend making her way through a group of people.

I couldn't help but smile at her. She had been out of town for the last two weeks, so that I hadn't had a chance to speak with her and say goodbye before I had to go to the airport. When she reached me, she instantly pulled me into one of her bear hugs and murmured into my ear. „I'm going to miss you Bells. "

I nearly choked on the tears that threatened to spill over, but I had promised myself earlier, that there wouldn't be any tears at the airport. It was just embarrassing for me to be that emotional in front of strangers. So I simply pulled her closer to me with all the strength I could muster. I knew, that I never could hurt her, her body was too indestructible for me to pull that off.

I remembered the day when she told me about what she was and how confused and scared I had been for about a week, before I couldn't go any longer without my best friend. Now that I knew about her for approximately three years, there was only one thing I wanted to know, before I left for Forks with no closure of when I would see her again. „Please tell me before I have to go Cori. You promised me! "

She pulled out of my hug and studied me intently. There must've been something in my eyes, because she nodded slightly and then pulled my left wrist to her to look at. She pulled my sleeve up a bit and then caressed the smooth flesh there with her thumb. To anybody who didn't know about her and what she was, it must've looked really strange the way she stared at my wrist. Then she looked me in the eyes and mumbled. „Mary Alice Brandon. That is the name of your soulmate Bells. I can't see what supernatural creature she is though, so please be careful. "

I nodded and smiled my thanks at her. Before I got another chance to open my mouth and ask her another question, my flight was called and I hurried to the check-in.

After handing over my luggage and stepping in line for the body check I looked back and saw Cori standing there, looking a little lost. I waved and smiled as she waved back. I knew, that she wasn't happy about me moving away to Forks. I was the only person here she could really talk to, the only one who knew everything about her. I just hoped, that late night phone calls and mails would be enough till the winter break, when she would be coming to visit me.

With one last look at my best friend I went through the security check and made my way over to the waiting area for when my flight would be called for boarding. This new chapter of my life clearly would be interesting to say the least.

The whole flight to Seattle I had time to think about the name she had given me. I wasn't really that surprised, that it was a girl who would be my soulmate, as I have been attracted to other girls before, but I was nervous as hell about the whole soulmate part. Cori told me, that it was very unusual for a human to have a mating bond on them, which she could read. Normally humans weren't capable of forming such strong bonds. The only exceptions she met where humans that were destined to belong to the supernatural world. That was one of the main points, why she confided in me. She was convinced, that I was destined to be more than a mere human and quite frankly I was very intrigued by that idea. I was quite sure, that life as a supernatural would suit me better than the life I was living right now.